Contracting Assistant

**Contracting Assistant
- **Working Location**:Brussels, Belgium**
- **Security Clearance**: NATO Secret**
- **Language**:High proficiency level in English language

**EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION:
**Essential Qualifications/Experience:
- Higher vocational training in a relevant discipline with 2 years post-related experience. Or a secondary educational qualification with 4 years post-related experience
- Knowledge of monitoring and maintaining all required financial records for compliance and audit to all agreed requirements
- Knowledge of using appropriate procurement methods; Experience with high value, high volume framework type contracts for services

**Desirable Qualifications/Experience**:

- NATO Procurement Knowledge and experience

**DUTIES/ROLE**:

- Addresses all contractual matters relating to the competitive and sole source procurement process, including; drafting, coordination and release of solicitations, evaluation and analysis of bids, discussions with bidders, and award of contracts in accordance with the Agency's procurement procedures
- Coordinates and liaises with contractors to ensure compliance and timely performance of contract tasks
- Performs contract administration tasks including processing changes and amendments
- Reviews business cases (requirements, potential benefits and options) and determines appropriate procurement routes. e.g., open market or collaborative framework
- Investigates, resolves or escalates procurement related issues and problems
- Implements supplier service improvement actions and programmes
- Supports the local internal Customers with procurement related issues
- Provides high quality and timely contribution to ACQ and NCI Agency reporting
- Keeps line manager informed of problems and concerns
- Performs any other duties as may be required